The sun., 1887-06-02

The Michigan legislature passed the Rog-
ers bill regulating state commerce. 1t pro-
vides penalties up to So. 900 for favor
itism in rates, and provides a method OF
investigation by the state railroad COM
mission.
Copious rains all over the Michigan
peninsula have extingushed the forest
fires. The relief fund for the Lake Lindin
sufferers, including $50, 600 appropriated
by the legislature, amounts to about $40,
900
H. J. Ramsdel. one of the most brilliant
newspap per workers Of Washington, biog-
rapher of MIR. Blaine, and one OF the lat
ters intimate friends, died very suddenly.
President and Mrs. Cleveland have left
for Saranac lake, and as Col. Lamont goes
along every vestige OF interest will disap-
pear from that quarter. Secretary and
Mrs. Lamer lett for the latter's home in
Macon, Ca, for stay OF two weeks. AS
sistant Secretary Hawkins left for st.
Louis, and Assistant Secretary Muldrow
will run the interior department single
handed. In the other departments moth
ing but the simplest routine work will be
transacted. The work incidental to the
closing OF congress has been entirely clean
ed up in all the departments.
Bondholders in Frankfort, Amsterdam
and London are after Jay Gould and Rus
sci Sage with a suit for 50, 100000.
At the dog show now being held in De-
troit city under the auspices of the Mich
igan Kennel club, the first honors on mas
tiffs were taken by the Wacouta kennels
OF st. Paul.
The president signed the commission ol
A. d. Ross, to be postmaster at Litch-
field, MINI, in place OF the present in.
cumbent, who has resigned, the resignation
to take effect June l. The comm ission
was made out the request OF Mcdonald, to
allow Mr.. Ross to get his bond ready by
the time his predecessor will leave the OF.
flee.
Jacob Shepherd, who made himself no.
torious by bringing charges of fraud in
guano contracts against Mr.. Blaine, when
the latter was secretary OF state, has had
d row with his wife on account of another
woman, and they will be divorced
The Bangor Commercial says President
Cleveland will attend the Maine state fair
in August.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland, it is
announced. will be the guests OF Gov. Hill
at the executive mansion at Albany on the
return trip Of the couple from Lake Sara
nae.
1t has not been supposed that Mr.. La
mar would care to accept place upon the
bench, but some OF his friends now say
that he would.
The second circuit court to which Judge
Lacombe has beeu appointed by the prcsi.
dent, comprises New York, Vermont and
Connecticut. F. H. Lacombe was born
in New York in 1864 and has since been a
resident OF New York. Judge Lacombe en-
tered the law department OF the city in
1876, when w. C. Whitney was corpora.
ton counsel. He has risen through every
grade until appointed corporation counsel
in 1884. In 1885 he was reappointed to
the place. Mr.. Lacombe will probably leave
the corporation counsel's office July 1.
He has been d Democrat all his life
At the opening OF the general Presbyte
rian assembly at Omaha, the moderator
announced that in accordance with the ac
tion OF the assembly lie formally declared
that section 4, chapter n, hal been
amended by striking out the last clause re
lating to the marriage OF husband with
the sister of deceased wife, and that the
clause was no longer part OF the Presby.
terian standard.
Commodore VIM F. Davidson, the great
steamboatman, died of heart disease, at
his residence in st. Paul, aged about 60
He left "a largo estate, somewhat cucumber
ed. but still worth more than million.
fire broke out in the Belt stables be-
tween 53d and 54th street, N. Y. The
building was entirely destroyed with 1,60C
horses and nearly all the cars in the
building, also rs dwellings, tenement
houses and other buildings The loss il
estimated at 81, 900, 900.
There is considerable excitement among
club men and actors in New York over the
rejection OF the application for membership
In the Union club OF William j. Florence
The members decided that they would not
admit actors.
George s. Birch Il Co., wholesale groceri
and commission merchants OF Albany
made an assignment. The preferences
amount to $6S, 500.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
Dakota-McVille, F. w. McDougall, Mime